Regional development in the context of major infrastructure projects: implementation, regional application and conditions for success

This contribution focuses on conceptual considerations regarding the delineation of a region, the identification of its endogenous potentials and possible methods and institutions for regional development. Regions are ‘historically evolved units, culturally and economically intertwined geographical areas that develop and endure independently of state, district and city boundaries’ (Tretter, 2017: 23). Functional regions resulting from economic or social interdependencies often do not correspond to the administrative boundaries of political units (UVEK & BFE, 2022).